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I have been a long time Lurker of Daily Kos. As a Canadian citizen who can't even participate in your fascinating electoral process, I actually took strange guilty pleasure in US politics, even right-
by unapimper
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When I was barely 4 years old, my family went out to lunch and I looked up at the wall and said: "That sign says Buy More War Bonds Today."
Well, my mother, a teacher who believed no child ...
by nainam97
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Cross posted at Daily Kingfish and MyDD .
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by DailyKingFish
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